Not a man shy of airing his personal business in public, Win Butler. Having made Arcade Fire's name with Funeral, a 2003 album largely informed by the deaths of various family members, Butler has since continued to air his grievances in the public domain, in often amusingly absurd ways. In recent months it has seemed that life in one of the most highly-regarded modern rock bands has begun to take its toll on him. Medically, the tombstone-featured guitarist has successfully endured surgery. Socially, however, the patient remains a case for treatment: having smashed a camera after an appearance on the Jonathan Ross Show this summer, his online dispute with a college student, whose basketball he is alleged to have stolen, has provided some of this year's more bizarrely entertaining feuding moments. Drama, of a more musical kind, continues to be audible in abundance on the band's Neon Bible album.

· Phoenix Park, Dublin, Tue 23 & Wed 24; SECC, Glasgow, Fri 26

Electric Proms London

As different as they may seem, the Electric Proms and the traditional proms have more in common than it might at first appear. One's a sentimental, much-loved British institution; the other is an event featuring Paul McCartney. A Camden-centric music programme, based around the newly refurbished Roundhouse, the second annual event features - as well as the former Beatle, rejuvenated after the warm reception afforded his latest album Memory Almost Full - appearances from the likes of Ray Davies, but also a good number of current acts. Certainly there are some crowd-pleasers: things get underway with Mark Ronson, featuring Winehouse-reminiscent vocalist Adele Adkins, Tim Burgess and Terry Hall, but there are also strong showings from the Kaiser Chiefs, Chemical Brothers, as well as a tribute to folk songwriter Lal Waterson, featuring Martin Carthy.

· Various venues, NW1, Wed 24 to Oct 28

LCD Soundsystem On tour

It speaks volumes about how James Murphy conducts his business that he's currently promoting a club mix CD and an "exercise mix" LP, but looks as if he's never set foot in a nightclub, never mind a gymnasium. This is, after all, someone who has made his career so far dealing in the best kind of irony. Though the music he makes with LCD Soundsystem is born out of love for the classics of electro-pop music from Silver Apples to the Fall, his experiences in the music business have led him to take with a pinch of salt the notion of being in a cool group. His first release, Losing My Edge - a cool record about being uncool - hallmarked the mixture of beats and dry humour that have characterised LCD's work up to recent singles such as North American Scum, and that remains a persuasive reason to see this great group.